Person Sheet


Name Derk Jan Ruesink10
Birth 7 Feb 1805, De Heurne, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10
Death 23 Feb 1875, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10,39
Occupation Weaver, linen weaver. Dagloner in 1856.10,37
Father Lambertus Ruesink (1774-1857)
Mother Hendrika Demkes (1777-1848)
Spouses
1 Janna (=Johanna) Smits10
Birth 10 Feb 1808, Suderwick, Germany39
Death 17 Dec 1852, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10,35
Occupation Maidservant at marriage37
Father Derk Hendrik Smits (ca1785-1873)
Mother Wilhelmina Breul (ca1784-1844)
Marriage 31 Oct 1829, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10,35
Children Manes (1830-1902)
Jan Berend (1832-)
Gerrit Jan (1835-1901)
Lammert (1837-1837)
Aleida Willemina (1838-)
Wesselina Johanna Hendrina (1841-)
Gerrit Hendrik (1842-1859)
Willem (1847-)
2 Gerritje Klompenhouwer10
Birth 30 Dec 1817, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10
Death 23 Feb 1872, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10
Father Hendrik Klompenhouwer (ca1790-)
Mother Enneken te Linde (ca1790-)
Marriage 21 May 1853, Dinxperlo, Netherlands10
Children Johannes Hendrikus (1856-1856)
Notes for Derk Jan Ruesink
Year of birth is given incorrectly as 1803 by V. Hofteizer.82 Date of death is given by R. Wartena as 32 (sic.) Feb 1875.10

The life of Derk Jan is a typical example of the life of a dayworker/laborer of that time. He and his wife Janna lived with his parents on the little farm "Pongelbuul" from time of marriage until 1831 when then went to Gendringen, but two years later they were back with his parents on Pongelbuul. Later they moved to a nearby house called "Dekenkremer", then in 1839 they again went to Gendringen (Wieken nr 144), and in 1843 to Dinxperlo, and later to Aalten (Lintelo 51a "Navisnieuwhuis"). On 16 Feb 1846 he moved with his family from Aalten to Dinxperlo nr. 143. About 1870 Derk Jan and his second wife Geeritjen Klompenhhouwer lived in Dinxperlo at number 73k--this is a house especially for poor people.39
Notes for Janna (=Johanna) (Spouse 1)
Wartena has her born Dec 1806.10 Said to be 23 years old when she married & 46 years old when she died, so the 1808 date is probably wrong.35
Notes for Gerritje (Spouse 2)
Another source has her death as 18 Jan 1872.39
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